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The emergence of multisite strategies, resurgence of church planting and the exponential growth of giga-churches are changing the church facility conversation. All the assumptions and rules concerning the use of sacred space have shifted. Church Locality: New Rules for Church Buildings in a Multisiting, Church Planting & Giga-Church World is a helpful guidebook for church leaders to help them navigate the new rules for church buildings and utilization of existing facilities for ministry purposes.

“Church Locality takes all the guess work out of finding the right church space for pastors and church planters. Jim Tomberlin and Tim Cool bring a ton of experience about a wide range of facility options. If you want to find the best space for your church to best serve your community, this is the book for you!”– Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor Community Christian Church & Author of Exponential, On The Verge, and Discover Your Mission Now

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"If the Holy Spirit is in it, Jim and his team can help you develop a plan to that honors God and everyone involved."

The Bridge Church Cleveland, GA

Patrick Ballington – Lead Pastor

"If you’re planning to go multisite and want someone to walk you through implementing your strategy successfully you’ll want to connect with Jim…you won’t be disappointed."

Community Christian Church

Dave Ferguson – Community Christian Church, Naperville, IL

"Not only did he bring a depth of knowledge, insight and wisdom but he also helped to bring clarity to our strategy which will keep us healthy and growing well into the future."

Northview Church

Steve Poe – Lead Pastor – Northview Church – Carmel, IN

"He is a veteran leader, who is able to combine a wealth of knowledge with an intuitive grasp of the needs of the local pastor."

The Chapel

Scott Chapman – The Chapel, Lake Country, IL

"Jim Tomberlin was a huge asset to us during our recent move to multisite. His experience and expertise helped us navigate our staff and church through a church merger and greatly assisted us in the union of two churches. I highly recommend Jim to anyone prayerfully considering either mergers or multisite churches."

TERRY BRISBANE

Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Church

"Jim is one of the country’s leading thinkers on the multi-site movement."

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Craig Groeschel – Lead Pastor

"Jim came along side Celebration Church from the very beginning of our multi-site journey. His insight, strategy, and understanding of what it takes to be a healthy church was huge to us as we began this new journey. Since partnering with Jim, we’ve gone from one church meeting in a single location, to five campuses meeting throughout Wisconsin."